Blog posts

• 6 reasons why I left my nursery to create Blossom
• Cherry Blossom Tree Painting Activity
• How to make relationships with (birth to 11 months)
• How to make Relationships with the 8 – 20 months
• Settling in Sessions Part One: Writing your Settling in Policy
• How do I help my child settle at nursery?
• Top Ten Tips for getting your setting ready for your new starters!
• Importance of Leadership in Early Years Management
• 10 ways to improve parental engagement
• Outdoor Maths: EYFS Activity Ideas
• Circle Time Activities: How Games can Boost Social Development
• How Blossom’s management software can help my Montessori nursery
• iConnect and Blossom: a nursery software comparison​
• How do I choose nursery management software?
• How to improve your parent teacher communication
• Operating a successful nursery school in a covid-19 world
• The MITEY UK and other methods: how to get more men to join the EYFS
• Choosing the best nursery management software
• How to take your nursery from good to Ofsted Outstanding
• How to start, run and scale a successful nursery business
• How to increase occupancy in my nursery business
• A comprehensive guide on nursery management software
• What makes a good nursery manager?
• 4 STEM Activities for Preschoolers to Try
• 5 ways to support nursery staff mental health at childcare settings
• 6 ways and present ideas for nursery staff to keep your team happy
• How to address your nursery staffing issues by hiring the right people
• The Early Years Inspection Handbook, 3 I’s, reflective practice, and more
• How to prepare staff, parents and children for an Ofsted inspection
• What to do before and on the day of your Ofsted inspection
• Veganuary and EYFS Healthy Eating
• Developing mentally healthy habits in the early years: 5 important fundamentals
• How to Create a Meaningful ‘Loose Parts’ Play provision in Your Setting
• The top 5 features in nursery management software: When to know it’s a good purchase
• How to help your nursery business grow and support parents through the funding maze
• Does Your Story Time Cut It? The Importance of Talking and Language in Developing Early Years Literacy Skills
• What to do and when to do it: parental engagement activities to help your child thrive!
• Why the Early Learning Goals are important and 5 activities to master them
• Where are you going wrong with the Curiosity Approach? How to effectively implement it across your nursery
• What is your inclusive practice missing? Short- and long-term strategies for effective SEND inclusion
• Plug safety at your nursery setting: ‘Free of charge’ EYFS safeguarding advice
• How to talk to Early Years children about war: with helpful grounding techniques
• Biggest mistakes nurseries make surrounding Phonics, and how to avoid them
• How to effectively plan CPD in your nursery: examples of outstanding CPD journeys
• Sensory Play In The Early Years: 25 Amazing Activity Ideas For You To Try
• Reflective practice in the Early Years: 3 activities for your next team meeting
• Father’s Day ideas to try in Nursery Settings: crafts, gifts, and cards
• Childcare apprenticeships: how to tackle the recruitment crisis
• Islamic New Year 2025: 5 fun activities to celebrate Al-hijra in Early Years
• 19 Communication and Language EYFS Activities for outstanding early years language development
• A detailed guide on Scottish nursery inspections: how to prepare plus what to expect
• Are child harnesses safe to use in a nursery?
• Sexism in the Early Years
• 8 Soft skills your nursery practitioners need and how to develop them
• 10 steps to settling new children (and parents) when starting nursery
• EYFS statutory policies and procedures for nurseries: 5 top tips
• Dealing with upset and angry parents in EYFS settings
• Autism in the Early Years: Make your nursery Autism-friendly
• Child-led learning: could your staff be limiting progress?
• Early years recruitment: Solutions to ease the staffing crisis
• Examples of early years CPD plans
• How nursery software helps boost human relationships across your childcare setting
• Top 9 biggest myths about nursery software de-bunked
• How to host an inclusive EYFS Christmas for all your children
• How to choose the right Blossom package for your nursery setting
• 14 Valentine’s Day Activities for toddlers
• Nursery software in-app notifications
• Disappointed in your current nursery software? Switch to Blossom
• Children’s nursery insurance: what you need to keep your business protected
• Health and safety in early years: is your nursery compliant?
• Common financial mistakes nursery schools make
• 11 Fabulously fun messy play ideas and messy play activities for EYFS
• EYFS Easter activities for nurseries on a budget
• How advertising your nursery software can help convert parents to sign up
• Paediatric First Aid in EYFS: How to become (and stay) qualified
• How to explain the Leuven Scale to your nursery parents
• Help your nursery practitioners fall in love with EYFS observations again
• 6 Ways good nursery software can help to retain EYFS staff
• Blossom Educational Joins Forces with KidsKonnect
• Relevant and outdated child development theories in EYFS
• How nursery software helps to connect families and nurseries
• How to explore race and diversity in the Early Years
• How to prioritise your own career & wellbeing as a nursery manager
• Understanding childcare funding in 2024
• Inclusive practice in the early years: what are you missing?
• How to retain your nursery parents and boost parent partnerships in the early years
• Women in EYFS leadership roles are the backbone of the sector
• 15 Conflict resolution strategies every nursery manager should know
• Blossom Educational Announces Exciting Partnership with MOEducation
• How to make early reading fun: EYFS Literacy activities to try
• Data protection and GDPR in nurseries
• PSED EYFS activities: Advice from a Clinical Psychologist
• EYFS physical development activities: How to spot the amber flags
• Build positive home-nursery relationships: 6 fun parent engagement ideas
• ‘Understanding the World’ EYFS activities to blow them away
• 11 ways to make an outstanding EYFS outdoor area on a budget
• EYFS tuff tray ideas for toddlers
• Fundamental British Values EYFS: How to promote and demonstrate in the early years
• EYFS Statutory Framework: a practitioner’s guide
• How to support SEND needs on an EYFS budget
• When aggression occurs: Positive behaviour management strategies for EYFS
• Supporting menopause in the workplace: EYFS support from an expert
• Blossom Educational Announces Exciting Partnership with Womco
• A complete guide to trauma-informed practice for nursery managers
• How to spot and stop bullying behaviour in EYFS: Expert advice on anti-bullying
• Hacking your monthly cycle: Expert advice for nursery practitioners
• 14 Christmas activities EYFS children will love!
• Be Seen with Blossom’s brand-new website builder
• 14 Earth Day activities to celebrate Earth Day 2024 at your nursery
• EYFS Curriculum 2024: From policy to outstanding practice
• Ofsted inspections in the early years: 23 key questions you may be asked
• September 2024 Ofsted changes: How will early years be affected?